Partner content Satellites may be the secret ingredient to Charlie Ergen’s 5G recipe 25th June 2021 Billionaire Charlie Ergen owns a majority of the voting shares of both EchoStar and Dish Network. One company is working to deliver 5G in the US via a network of cell towers on the ground. The other is working to deliver 5G globally via a network of satellites in space. Together, the two companies own […]
Partner content 74% of Q1 malware was undetectable via signature-based tools 24th June 2021 Organizations relying on traditional signature-based tools to detect security threats would likely have missed roughly three-quarters of malware samples that hit their networks and systems last quarter, a new analysis shows. WatchGuard Technologies recently analyzed threat data collected from customer networks during the first quarter of 2021 and found 74% of threats detected were zero-day […]
Partner content IoT and drones automate field operations 24th June 2021 As the Internet of Things sweeps through a variety of industries, it has started to make its mark by reducing costs and optimizing efficiency. In August, 2019, for example, McKinsey reported that Technology advances had reduced field operation costs by 10%-40% and improved overall field operations productivity by 30%-40%.. Key technology drivers were intelligent and prescriptive action […]
Partner content What local governments can do to build better cybersecurity 24th June 2021 Ensuring the funding of proper cybersecurity and other cyber-related projects has long been a challenge in the public sector. There are few incentives to invest in cyber because it’s not easy to boast about to constituents as the threats it protects against are nebulous and often unseen. However, the recent SolarWinds, Microsoft Exchange and Colonial Pipeline attacks show that this […]
News FirstNet includes new deployable types in expansion of dedicated fleet 24th June 2021 AT&T and the FirstNet Authority today announced the addition of 19 deployable assets to the dedicated FirstNet fleet of mobile LTE vehicles, with Communications Vehicles and Micro SatCOLTs providing different operational features and flexibility than was available previously. Fred Scalera, AT&T’s associate director for FirstNet, said he believes the new deployables will help AT&T—the nationwide […]
Partner content Are ransomware attacks the new pandemic? 22nd June 2021 Ransomware attacks are the new pandemic, threatening the US economy, commerce, and the flow of goods to market. First, there was the Colonial Pipeline shutdown, then JBS USA. However, those were not even close to being the first; ransomware attacks have been around for decades. Some of the earliest attacks were in healthcare facilities, in part due […]
Partner content Robot-bus trial succeeds … mostly 21st June 2021 A trial of robot bus fleets run simultaneously in several European cities is being hailed as a success despite some areas of concern. The trial, orchestrated within the European Union funded ‘Fabulous’ project, saw three different robot bus solutions tested in Finland, Norway, Estonia, Greece and the Netherlands. Based on the results, proof-of-concepts for the management […]
News NENA does not oppose $15 billion NG911 proposal, but wants language ‘corrected,’ CEO says 21st June 2021 National Emergency Number Association (NENA) CEO Brian Fontes said it is “false” that his organization would oppose legislation that would provide $15 billion in federal funding for next-generation 911 (NG911) deployments, but he reiterated NENA’s stance that some language in the existing proposal should be changed. NENA’s position on the NG911 funding language in the […]
Partner content Cars, Medicine, Electric Grids: Future hackers will hit much more than networks in an IT/OT integrated world 20th June 2021 For the first two decades of the Internet era, operational technology (OT) in places like factories and power plants remained mostly isolated from IT systems. While the fear of cyber intrusions grew among their counterparts in IT, workers in these physical settings were far more focused on safety precautions to protect people from the machines, […]
Partner content Securing an open-source OS for IoT 19th June 2021 These days many operating systems for Internet of Things devices include an open-source license, but vigilance is needed to adequately protect the attack surface. An ESG survey has indicated 38% of storage decision makers expect IoT workloads to drive on-premises storage spending increases over the next two years. Some 33% of respondents expected cloud spending […]
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 2 24th March 2024
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024